Combination-garment.



M. J. SHAUGHNESSY.

COMBINATION GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.9.1914,

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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Zn ess es f UNITED STATESTE GFMCE.

MARTIN. SHAUGHNEsS or WAT-ERTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNQR To sHnUGHNESsY KNITTINGCQMPANY, '0F w-ATERTofJN, NEw YORK, A CORPORATION 0F NEWYORK.

COMBHMT ATION-GAMENI'.

Speeilfication cf- Lettere Patent.

PatenteduDee. 8, 1914.

l Appiication filed 'anni 9;."1914.4v semina, s s0,785.

:J -Be itlknown that; MARTIN J Sundern Frser; az citizen 'l'o'f the United' Statesi, residin gat `Vlat'ertovin 'of-.'Jefl'ferson, 'and State 'Qfj NeW'YOrkY hare-'invented certain jn'eiy and I isefiil- Imjovements :inf Combina-v ."The invention relates 'Siich improve-1.

rnentsiandfoonsists in the novel :eonsft'riiction and combination 'ofpparts hereinafter described. and subsequently Yclaimed.

Reference may behad to. the accompany-' ing drawings;and. the `reference characters "Inarkedthereon', which forni apart of this specification'` v in theseveral,figurestherein. I

'Figure '1, oi 'tliedrawing's is -a front View ofljrriyi improved Combination-garment with the front Qpeiied, Fig. 2 .is a rear View of Similar characters referwto'similar parte,

. the saine withthe-front closed and the droiseat low'eredl.v Eig; 13 I fie a- 'horizontal crossf section takenjonthe' broken line 3 3 in FigjV 2,. with '.thf-drcpseat in'- raised position.

"Fig Lie-.a vertialross-Section ofthe gar- '1 Myv inveiition?A relates.` to, a. ,eoiriloinati onfY garment comprising` permanently 'connected shirt .and drawers; and,A 'while' adapted Afor suehgarrnents Inad'e of' varioiis fabrics, it is. more `particularly`-ad apted for garments made Aoi iightweight highiyfeiasn knitted fabrigeuc'li as` the openineshed or apertured weer l.

The principal .objectsof the-*Invention are fabri cominonly used for 'summer underto better maintain -the sha ne. of the; gar-ment; and to better protect the bodyof the'yi'earer..

Rferring-to the' drawings-'wherein the inventien is "shoivnin preferredV forni, the

upper .partV 0f the garment' comprises ashirt, Y

vl, and ..the llower partfofthe garmentf cornprises 'drawersgzg inthe preferred manner madezoff. the fiisual"length extending* vSonieof making the golrment,. theI sh'irtbody -is whatbelow :theQwaistlinea and- 'S made 'open at the vfront"A from topi-'to' bottom; the --sides .ofA the front being bu'tto'i'ied together in the vusual manner; The-drawers are" provided of which arebuttoried together inIthenSiial manner.' The `back ofthe drawers v.is'made' with adro'p-seat, .4. The front of the drawers is` attached along' Vthe' npper edge to the Y inthe manner described r objects of the invention.

bodyl ,of theehii't atsubstan'tially the Waist# line, by-stitehing, vwhereby the and .drawer's are( permanently eonnect'ed'* 'together. v-The drop-*seat of the drawersjis "adapted to be supported yinrais'edor closed position by means'of buttons, 6.,' attched to the back ofthe shirt4 atjsubetantially the waist-line, which'buttons are adapted teem gage Luttonholes, 7, inthe band., 8g, along the top-edge of-thedrop-seat.' The lower vend depends from-theseam, .5,witl1in the incle- `sure formed by Vthe drairers. .Theend'svof the 'skirt formed by the front-opening in.

the Ashirt are permanently secured A'to .the

. drawer--1 along -the respective sides 'ofthe front-opening; 3, in the drawers. The siirt,

, 9, thus forms va band Whicheitends entirely :around the body of the Wearer.at'a1ltirnes while the garment is in use, aiiioiding proH tection from drafts whether the'dropv-seat be open' or closed, 'and ai icling 'atal1"times a.

protective coveringfol the front'ofthe per son in addition to that afford-ed bythe front of the drawers. Thisfinvention alsorenders the. gwnient more substantial in Const-rues tion around the waist-portion1 which en .ibf e the garment to Ibetter'maintain itsY Shape.

I dor'not Wish to be limited-tothe above described mannerA oiconstructingthe gerr ment, as for certa-1n purposes ofthe invenV tion'it isirinnaterial iii-what manner the skirt, 9, be formed., so longasit depends within the in'closure formed` by the drawers accomplish the -offtlie garment from. one, edge of said-open ingt the other. edge thereof,l .saidskirtbe ing connectedi alongv its 'zipper' .edge and along its ends te the' body of the. garment.

^ '3.- A combinationfgarment comprising per 'mne'iity connected lshirt and-drawers, said Shirt havingv the usuzii body eatendin-V below the Waist-line, and said drawers eing (iii attached to the shirtbody substantially at the waist-line, the lower end of the shirt- 'oody forming a depending skirt inclosed by thc drawers.

4. A combination-garment comprising permanently connected shirt and drawers, said shirt having the usual body, open from top to bottom at its front and extending below the waist-line, said drawers being provided with the usual rontopening and being attached along the upper edge to the body of the shirt substantially at the waist-line, the lower end, of the shirt-body forming a de pending skirt inclosed by the drawers, the ends of said skirt being secured to the drawers along the respective edges of said front-opening.

5. A combination-garment comprising permanently connected shirt and drawers, said Shirt having the usual body, open from top to bottom at its front and extending below the waist-line, said drawers being provided with the usual front-opening and being at-A tached along the upper edge to the body of the shirt at the front thereof substantially at the waist-line, and having a drop-seat detachably connected with the body of the shirt at the backl at substantially the waistline, the lower end of the shirt-body forming a depending skirt inclosed by the drawers. l

6. A combination-garment Comprising permanently connected shirt and drawers, said shirt having the usual body, open from' top to bottom at its front and extending below the waist-line, said drawers being provided with the usual front-opening and being attached along the upperedge to the body of the shirt at the front thereof substantially at the waist-line, and having a drop-seat detachably connected with the body of the shirt at the back at substantially the waistline, the lower end of the shirt-body forming a depending skirt inclosed by the drawers, the ends of said skirt being permanently secured to the drawers along the respective sides of said front-opening.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set` Witnesses:

MARTIN SHAUGHNESSY, Jol-IN C. FOGARTY, Sr. 

